A fridge magnet advertising a property agent was found stuck on the wall of a lift, prompting an annoyed resident to ask on Reddit: “Does this qualify as vandalism or at least public nuisance?”
The post, uploaded on Dec 3 by user @lohord_sfw with the heading, “Surely this is crossing a line now?”, quickly drew attention
The Redditor said they were already putting up with the stream of flyers slotted into their gate.
They even recounted an awkward moment when a “flyer boy” stood outside the door as they opened it, “nonchalantly” slipping a property agent’s flyer into the gate before walking away.
“I was stunned like vegetable and didn’t know what to do,” quipped lohord_sfw. “But this lift magnet is next level I swear.”
They added that they once texted a complaint to an agent but received no reply, and asked fellow netizens for “creative ideas to deal with these”.
At press time, the post had more than 350 upvotes and 85 comments.
‘Should be banned’, say frustrated residents
Many Redditors sympathised with the complaint, with some suggesting that stuffing flyers into gates should be disallowed.
One user wrote: “The amount of wasted paper across the island from these flyers in everyone’s letterbox. They go straight in the trash. Should be discouraged or even banned.”
Another pointed out that there was no way to confirm the magnet was placed by the agent himself.
